Waterfalls in Texas

This page covers waterfalls and cascade sites in Texas. It’s a short list compared to states like Arkansas, Tennessee, or Alabama, and that’s a function of geography, not gaps in our data. Most of Texas is flat or gently rolling, and the terrain that does have real elevation change, the Hill Country’s limestone shelves and the canyons out west, tends to produce small drops and rock-shelf cascades rather than the tall, year-round waterfalls you’ll find in the Appalachian foothills states.

What Texas does have shows up mostly seasonally. Flow depends heavily on recent rain, and a spot that’s running well after spring storms can be a trickle or dry by August. If a specific waterfall is the point of your trip, check recent rainfall and, where available, current flow reports before you drive out, since a dry visit is a common disappointment here.

Pair a waterfall stop with a broader Hill Country river trip; several of the state’s better cascades sit along the same rivers covered in our Texas river access listings and our guide to Texas Hill Country river access.